Assistant Lecturer Fanar Imad Khalil, a faculty member of the Department of International Relations at our college, earned a Ph.D. in Political Science / International Politics from Al-Nahrain University – College of Political Science, following the defense and acceptance of his dissertation titled: “Global Security Trends in Russian Foreign Policy Since 2014: Selected Models.” The defense was held at the Hadharat Al-Nahrain Hall in the College of Political Science.

The dissertation analyzed security trends in Russian foreign policy by reviewing selected models governed within a global security framework. It aimed to understand the nature of Russian security transformations in light of current global challenges, as Russia has adopted a global concept of security while maintaining the notion of a global war with the West, particularly during the 2014 Crimea crisis, the 2015 war in Syria, and the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war.

The defense committee consisted of the following professors:

1. Professor Dr. Osama Murtadha Baqir (Chair)

2. Professor Dr. Khidr Abbas Atwan (Member)

3. Professor Dr. Wassan Ihsan Abdul-Moneim (Member)

4. Professor Dr. Dina Mohammed Jabr (Member)

5. Associate Professor Dr. Rawaa Taha Darwish (Member)

6. Professor Dr. Shaima Adel Fadhil (Member and Supervisor)